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Monitor newly validated, decided, or updated planning applications across selected UK council portals (Idox PublicAccess, Northgate Planning Explorer). HTTP-only; designed for scheduled runs with onlyNew dedupe.

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You can access the UK Council Planning Applications Monitor programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

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